Nobody does a queue better than the British! Queue for coffin is five miles long

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So the question is, would you join it? I’m just not very patient and don’t think I could do it!

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Maybe some people want to go for the camaraderie and to be part of something. It is a big moment in history. I'm not going to mock anyone for doing it, they will all have their reasons.

If they were doing timeslots then I would probably go, given I live in London. I'm not a Royal fan but I am interested in history. That being said, no I wouldn't queue for 30 hours. About 1 hour would be my max!

Of course she would as it's happening, I doubt very much she wouldn't have been aware of every detail of what's happening this week.

I have queued for Teletubbie toys outside Woolworths one Xmas many moons ago but that was for about an hour and a half 🤣

My comment was tongue in cheek...but actually I do think arresting people who are protesting against the monarchy is extremely sinister.

I would if I physically could. I’m there in spirit only.

It will be quite the opposite, we have far more free time than our ancestors of a 100yrs ago. The trend is very clear- shorter work weeks.

It's like covid never existed. My first thought on seeing the crowds in Edinburgh was there's gonna be a massive surge in cases.

I agree. I wonder how many of them would do it if they weren't able to take photos/ videos/ write posts about it.

If it were just a personal, in the moment experience, I'd expect the queue would be shorter.

I know, right?! I think of that every time Meghan hugs anyone.

Serfs were a type of slave bound to the land they worked on, they could be executed on the spot if they left the demense without their Lord/lady’s permission and a safe conduct letter.

So I agree that having the freedom to go to London, is not serf like at all.

So I agree that having the freedom to go to London, is not serf like at all

But don't hold up a sign that anti royalist?

Why on earth did they not put a booking system in place. Go online, select a time slot and then turn up at that time. If you're late you don't get in. They can work out how long people will take to get round and then calculate how many people can be admitted every 15 minutes. Tickets can be issued for free. It's not rocket science. What a ridiculous state of affairs.

Not if you value your safety. Do it by MET police if you must so they can take you into protective custody.

No, it's not for me.

I wouldn't be waiting hours to shuffle past a coffin of someone I didn't know.

I really don't like crowds and seeing the images in Edinburgh made me feel uncomfortable- no way would I line the streets either.

I didn't drive 20 minutes along the road to see the cortège on Sunday either.

That would have been the sensible way. it's like they want the bonkers overnight queues.

Not if you value your safety. Do it by MET police if you must so they can take you into protective custody

So is what you're saying that if you're in danger from violence, you should be arrested for your own safety rather than the violent person being arrested?

I agree that an online time slot system would have worked much better but maybe they were reluctant to sway from tradition. I'm also not sure of the difference in queuing to see the coffin in the hall when you can see it as part of the procession this afternoon anyway. Personally I'd also be concerned about security issues being part of a huge crowd of people in London is always going to be risky however many police are there..

I don't think I'm a very good Brit because queuing actually makes me froth 😂

The most infamous time was when I had to wait 30 mins behind an old chap at the post office who'd brought in a huge bag of loose change that had been donated to a local covid vaccine centre. It was sopping wet because some bright spark had rinsed it to "decontaminate" it! The water went all over the PO equipment and ruined it. The old chap hadn't even opened the bag so he didn't know the state of it or that none of it was counted. The PO lady insisted on counting out all of it and spreading it out over the counter to see if it would dry 😡I'd only gone in to drop off a prepaid packet which normally takes 10 seconds and I was foaming.

I'd need to be stretchered off if I even attempted to queue up for the Queen 😂😈

There is literally nothing in the world that would entice me to join a 5 mile queue (in the rain).

I wonder what the teachers and parents think of that?

I think we should start a 'what's the longest you have ever queued for anything and was it worth it?' thread.

How can so many be available to do this?

You don’t need to queue as the BBC are launching a live stream of the lying in state , available on the red button !! 🤔
Wristbands and Red button live steaming !! It’s becoming a cross between Alton Towers , The Olympics and Big Brother 🤔

Retired.
Work part time.
Taking leave.
Coming on days off.

It's not that hard to work out, is it?

Like I said above, I work part time and wouldn't be able to take annual leave at short notice, I don't think that's unusual. You'd need at least 2 days too.

Not sure about retired people, I supposed depending on their age they may not be up to it.

I see that, but the thing is there's been almost no notice, which means not only work commitments, but other commitments are going to be hard to rearrange. Children are in school, for example - obviously not everyone has children (I don't) but according to statistics, more do than don't - so even people who work part time would still have to make after school arrangements (because this isn't just a couple of hours, it's an all day queue). And if you don't live in London, you have travel time and the expense of travel to add to the difficulty.